Stacey D
9/26/05~As of today, I am waiting on insurance approval. I had my four hour appointment and sleep study last week and they explained that insurance approval could take up to two weeks! AGH! The waiting is going to kill me!
10/04/05~I found out yesterday that Park Nicollet has submitted my paperwork to my insurance company!!! I'm really anxious, nervous, & excited. There's a tiny chance that HP could deny me and I'm ready for that just in case. It's been hard not to call them every day to find out if they've approved me or not. I guess if I haven't heard anything by Friday, I'll call them. I just can't believe how far I've come!
Okay, here's a little bit of information about me. I'm 31 yrs old and have been married to a wonderful and supportive man for almost 3 years now. We have a beautiful little man, Nicholas, who is the love of my life. And that's where my journey started! I never wanted to have just one baby. So after he turned a year old, we started trying for number 2. After many heartaches at the fertility clinic and having them tell me I can't conceive because of my weight, I decided to proceed with WLS. I knew that I wanted to do this when I was done having babies, but here I am. Kind of a contradiction to have this surgery done only to gain weight during my pregnancy, but you have to do what you have to do.
I have been overweight for most of my life. I was average in high school but once I moved out and discoverd fast food the weight piled on. Then I worked overnights for about three years and my sort of good eating habits went right out the window! Of course, then, I got pregnant and well, that was just another green light to eat whatever and whenever I wanted to! So, here I am at my highest weight ever without being pregnant (286) and am so ready to have this surgery and be under way!
10/07/05~Well!!! I found out yesterday that my insurance has approved everything and was going to fax it over last night. I got a phone call this morning to schedule my surgeon consult and they had room for me on Monday! I'm so excited, nervous, and anxious that I can't even concentrate today. I cannot believe how smoothly everything has gone and how fast things are moving along. I just hope my recovery will be the same! The support that I have received on this board has been incredible and I look forward to the pre-op support as well! I'm going out this weekend for my last hurrah and will get my surgery date on Monday!
Woo-Hoo!!!
10/10/05~HOLY CRAP I HAVE A DATE!!!!! I am having surgery and starting my new me life on 11/02/05!!!
10/18/05~Well I am officially two weeks away from having my surgery! I am feeling confident that everything is going to turn out just fine. However, I do have feelings of anxiousness that I wish would go away. This is my last week to get in all those horrible foods that I have loved all of my life! I start my liquid diet on Sunday and am not looking forward to that! I appreciate all of the support and will continue to come here for that and the advice. Best wishes to all!
12/30/05~HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! It's been a long time since I've updated my profile, so here goes. I am officially at 230.1 lbs this morning. So, I am down over 60lbs since my highest weight on 10/24/05 of 291.2 lbs! Happy? Excited? Hell yes! I feel good, I look good! Now, the only thing that I need to do is quit this damn smoking! I have a cold right now and am going to put my patch back on tomorrow. Once I've quit smoking again I can get back on that treadmill and start running and really watch the weight melt off. Fluids? Doing better with them, still not reaching that goal of 64 oz., but better. Protein? I have to force myself to eat some days. I try and do something with peanut butter in the morning and I bring a lean cuisine for lunch. But it bothers me that I throw so much food away. I think that was part of the cause of me gaining all of that weight when I moved out on my own. So, we'll see what 2006 brings.
Everyone is healthy and happy here at home and I'm grateful and thankful for everything this past year and am hoping that 2006 will be even better for myself and my family. I am finally going back to school this winter to finish my teaching degree. Keep your fingers crossed that I don't get sidetracked again and it takes me another five years to go back and finish!
Have a safe and happy holiday and we'll see ya in 2006!!!!
3/25/06~Well, I am officially under 200lbs and haven't been there in a long, LONG time! Very excited about my weight loss and the progress that I have been making. My sister went through her closet this weekend and gave me all of her clothes that she no longer fit into. She wasn't very happy about it, but I am because now I have new clothes and I don't have to go shopping again! We just got back from Florida and we had a terrific time. I wore shorts that haven't seen the light of day for years! AND, I actually wore a two piece on the beach. A little skirt and bikini top and I felt awesome! It was nice to get those looks again. Back in school now and not excersizing as much as I'd like to but I am finally figuring out how to get most of my protein in for the day. Next goal~145lbs and then getting pregnant with #2!!!
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I found this picture of me and Nick the day of his first swim lesson. He was 10 mos old, so that weight was not baby weight!! The second picture I had taken while @ the Dells in March. That's my niece Emma-Jean with me.
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6/20/06~Well, I did it! I am 3 lbs away from my own personal goal and my husband and I decided that we are going to start trying for baby #2! I'm very excited about this as that is why this was such and easy decision to make. My fertility Drs explained to me that because of my morbid obesity that I would have difficulty getting pregnant on my own and they wouldn't medicate me for the reason of a high risk pregnancy. So, I am no longer a high risk and I'm going back to the fertility clinic this week for another consult and tests. Please keep your fingers crossed as I want another baby and sibling more than anything else! I started @ 292 lbs in August of 05 and am down to 148.5 as of today! I can hardly believe it! Would I recommend this surgery? ABSOLUTELY!! I talk about it to anyone that will listen! Have a great day!
4/8/07~I cannot believe it has been almost a year since I've update my profile! Where has the time gone? Well, after my last update, I took a pregnancy test on 7/11 and it was POSITIVE! My EDD was 3/17/07. Well, on 3/11/07 my little Gracelyn Autumn arrived @ 8:06p, weighing 8lbs 2oz. She is a totally different baby than my little man, but I love her to death. I got down to 137lbs and ballooned to 189lbs when I gave birth. After four weeks, I am down to 150lbs and have about 10 more to go before I am satisified. I cannot believe how well this tool works. I was eating a lot more during my pregnancy. Still watching what I ate, just eating more often. Three weeks after the birth of my daughter, my pouch is back to normal and I'm back to eating like I did after my surgery. I am hoping to excercise more and lose those last 10 lbs. I have so many cute clothes for this summer that I'm struggling to get back into. I actually was wearing a size 8 skirt the day I took my pregnancy test!!! I hope to be back into that or at least a size 10 before summer.
